geological history

collocation in English

meaningsofgeologicalandhistory

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geological
adjective
uk
/ˌdʒi.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌdʒi.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to geology, or to the geology of a particular area ...
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history
noun
uk
/ˈhɪs.tər.i/us
/ˈhɪs.t̬ɚ.i/
(the study of or a record of) past events considered together, especially events of a particular period, country, ...
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(Definition ofgeologicalandhistoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The region has a long and interestinggeologicalhistory.
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Although the latter vary in duration, they provide a simple visual connection to the well-knowngeologicalhistoryof the sedimentary successions in each terrane.
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Other exercises consist of given cross-sections from which ageologicalhistoryis constructed.
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As with some other papers in the volume more diagrams (especially illustrating palaeogeography, reconstructions, and tectonic evolution) would have helped comprehend thegeologicalhistory.
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It is the relation between uncommon and common that eventually can tell thegeologicalhistoryof the outcrop.
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The subject is often over-looked by hard-line surface investigators, but this book should help promote and develop this databank ofgeologicalhistory.
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It is, therefore, fitting that a substantial part of the book deals with thegeologicalhistoryof the insects, and here too there are many insights.
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The suture zone may be the present plate boundary in the active orogenic belt, and may have played a different role at an earlier stage in itsgeologicalhistory.
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The resulting age values may well be younger than depositional age, but will be in any case a good indication marker for thegeologicalhistoryof the dated stratigraphic unit.
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There is evidence in recordedgeologicalhistorythat just such a scenario once occurred.
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It consists of a complex of mountain ranges, plateaus, upland areas and escarpments with an ancient and complexgeologicalhistory.
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The powerful forces of volcanism, glaciation and the largest flood ingeologicalhistoryhave combined to forge a distinct environment.
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The geographical location andgeologicalhistoryof the peninsula make the remaining habitat extremely valuable for ecological and other scientific reasons.
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A hydrothermal system generated by intrusion of monzonite, naturally upgraded mineral grades (caused by one of the many deformations occurring in itsgeologicalhistory).
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The park shows thegeologicalhistoryand the connection between this history and the variation in the species living there.
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Climate changes can influence a planet'sgeologicalhistory.
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The area'sgeologicalhistoryhas facilitated a successful coal-mining and brick-production industry.
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The lake seems to have had a complex hydrological history and its water levels have greatly fluctuated in thegeologicalhistory.
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